VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: There Is No Ascent Without Assent!

Mark 12:30 KJV

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Pakka!?! 

Yes, Mama Preach! 

I Only Have One Solid Piece Of Advice For You, And I Sincerely Plead With You That You Do Not Cast It Aside, Or Allow Anyone, Even Someone Using A Silken Cord Of Affection, To Encourage You To Set Aside This, The Lord's Saving Grace To And For His People! 

I'm Listening, Mama Preach, And I Give You My Word, My Bond, As A Committed-To-Christ Christian! 

Very Well, Pakka, See To It That You PACA! 

What!?! Are You Making Fun Of My Name, Mama Preach!?! 

Far From It, Pakka! 

Okay Then! I'm Listening! 

Listen Up Everybody! 

Question One: If The Lord Sends You Somewhere, What Do You Have!?! 

Yes, Henley! 

We Have His Permission To Go Where He Sent Us! 

Question Two: You Have Been Instructed To Do Something By The Lord! What Have You Received!?! 

Yes, Cloristine! 

We Have Received The Lord's Authority To Perform As Prescribed! 

Question Three: When You Choose To Cooperate With The Holy Spirit In Doing The Father's Will, What Have You Done!?! 

Yes, Monty! 

Mama Preach, When We Cooperate With The Holy Spirit, We Give Assent Aka Agree Aka Consent To Be Used Of The Holy God! 

Question Four: While We Are Willing To Be Used By And For The Eternal God, We Often Feel Less Than Adequate To Fulfill The Task We Are Called To Perform! When We Pray About The Matter, What Are We Effectively Doing!?! 

Yes, Charlie! 

Mama Preach, I Am Truly Glad To Inform You That When I Pray About Such Things, I Am Blessed To Ask The Lord For His Ready, Willing, And Able-To-Give-Me Assistance! 

Thank You, Brethren! 

Beloved, Pakka, I Asked You, I Ask You, I Ask Us To PACA, Not Pack It Up Or Pack It In! 

I Ask Us To Never Make A Move Without The Permission, Authority, And Assistance Of The Good Lord Who Loves Us With An Everlasting Love! 

Of Course, Permission, Authority, And Assistance Are All Moot When We Withhold Our Consent, And Refuse To Cooperate With The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Brethren, Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Holy God! 

Know This: Grudging Consent Is Just As "Good" As Disobedience! 

Fix Your Mind: Fix Your Attitude: Fix Your Face! Obedience Comes Of Love! 

Please Be Pleased To Walk With The Lord Of Life, The King Of Glory, Who Is Our Peace! 

And

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That There Is No Ascent Without Assent! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Question Was Asked!

Psalm 50:15 KJV

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

What Is God's Word Teaching You!?! It's A Simple Enough Question, I Would Say! 

Yeahhhh, For Sandy! 

Seriously, Carter! The Problem Comes With Our Answering Of That Very Question! 

Alright, Sandy, Start Answering That Question In Our Hearing! 

Very Well, Velsie, But If I Miss Anything, Please Jump On In! 

Here Goes Everything: Almighty God's Living Word Known True Is Teaching Me That:

1. There Isn't Anything That I Can Do That I Can Do Without My Lord Jesus! 

2. I Will Do Badly Walking Wise In My Own Eyes! 

3. There Is No Walking With Jesus Christ On The Streets Of Gold If I Don't Walk With Him Now On Dirt, Grass, Cement And Asphalt! 

4. Not Everybody That Teaches In Jesus Christ's Holy Name Speaks The Truth ... As It Is Written! 

5. I Cannot Follow Both Man And The Master! 

6. I Must Make A Public Decision For My Lord Christ! 

7. There Is No Law Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 

8. The Truth Of Almighty God Does Not Need A Glow-Up To Be Relevant To Today's Audience! 

I Have One! 

Go Ahead, Gracie! 

9. The Word Of God Does Not Need Dumbing-Down To Be Understandable! 

That's A Good One! 

10. I Must Stand Up In Truth Or I Will Fall Through Error! 

I Have A Couple! 

Good Ahead, Jessie! 

11. I Can Trust The Lord With Everything That Concerns Me: He Will Not Condemn Me, Turn Me Away, Or Cast Me Aside! 

12. Jesus Knows My Every Need And Feels My Every Hurt! 

13. By Grace Through Faith, I Should Not Let Sin Have Dominion Over Me! And, 

14. I Must Truly Guard Against The Things I Let Into My Mind To Abide There! 

Very Nice, Jessie! 

Brethren, I Have One Final Point Which I Truly Believe The Word Of The Lord Is Teaching Us! 

15.The Living Word Of The Eternal God Is Teaching Us That This Word Called Truth, Is A Disclosing Agent! 

As Stated In The Word, It Is A Discerner Of The Thoughts And Intents Of Our Hearts! 

Our God Looks At Our Hearts: He Knows Each Heart Better Than The Person Whose Blood Flows Through It! 

Beloved, All That The Lord Has Said That He Will Do, He Will Perform It Until We Are Perfected In Him! 

Let Us Trust The Word Of The Word Of God Incarnate! He Cannot Lie, And He Will Not Ignore The Hand, The Heart, Nor The Head Of The Child Who Trusts Him At His Word! 

Give The Holy God His Praise, And Your Prayers Which Raise You Up To Him In Real Communion! 

He Is Your Friend ... Tell Him Something Now ... Today! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Unregenerate Human Nature!

Isaiah 42:3 KJV 

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Tonight I Learned A Valuable Lesson About Human Nature! 

Human Beings, Unregenerate By The Working Of The Holy Spirit, Are Truly Vile Creatures: I Do Not Say That Lightly! 

Lord, Without Your Sweet Spirit Doing A Good Work In Me, I Would Be The Same! 

Brethren, If You've Ever Seen A Little Lit Match Ignite A Forest Fire, Then Imagine The Little Red Rag Called A Tongue, Lit By The Fires Of Hell, Lighting A Raging Fire Amongst People Waiting For An Excuse To Start A War! 

Imagine The Same Madness That Was Given Life When Jesus Christ Our King Was Turned Over To Evil Men! 

Dare To Hear The Vile Crowd Raging Out: 

"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" 

Why!?! 

What For!?! 

Satan And His Workmen, Fallen Angels And Humans, Work For Free To Do Evil And To Inflict As Much Pain And Suffering As Possible On The Innocent, And The Unwary! 

Lord, Please Help Us For We Are But Prey To Evil Men And Seducers Motivated By Demonic Spirits! 

Beloved, It Is Truly Awful To See One Friend Turn On Another For Their Own Selfish End! 

Where Is The Humanity!?! 

I'm Learning, Lord! 

I've Seen With My Own Eyes What Happens When One Loud-Mouth, Having A Fawning Audience, Decides To Go Scorched-Earth To The Widdle Birdie Audience, And They, Their Mouths Open Wide, Swallow Hard, And Regurgitate All With Perfect Pitch, And Resonance! 

Dear Lord, Have Mercy On The Innocent, Reminding Them To Stand Still To See Your Sure Salvation! 

Brethren, Know Who You Are Following And Why, And What For! 

Are They Encouraging You To Speak According To The Word Of God In Truth And Purity, Honesty, And With Integrity!?! 

Are They Doom-Goblins, Marinated In Piss And Hot Peppers, And With A Side Of Righteous Indignation Securing Rights For Themselves, And Stripping Others Of Their Just Due Because, Well, Why Not!?! 

We, As Committed Christians, Need To Follow Our Exemplar, Jesus Christ The Righteous And Returning Kind King Who Would Not Break A Bruised Reed! 

That Should Tell You Plainly Who We Should Be In This World! 

Do Good Because It Is Right! 

Hell Uses Our Ivory-Imprisoned Raging Red Rags To Light Furious Fires For Funzies! 

We Should Not Be Caught So Doing! 

Beloved, Believe It For The Lord Himself Immortalized It: "Out Of The Heart, The Mouth Speaks!" 

What's In Your Heart!?! 

Excuse Me!?! What Did You Just Say!?! 

I Said, Alethea, "The Lord Is My Light, And My Salvation!" 

You Ain't Lying: Don't Curse The Darkness: "Walk In The Light And You Won't Fulfill The Desires Of Your Flesh!" 

Hallelujah, Jesus!!! 

Brethren, Beloved, Jesus Christ Is Right, Is Light, And Our Purchased Souls Delight, And We Must Abide Under His Shadow If, On The Appointed Day, We, With Him, Expect To Take Our Homebound Flight! 

AMEN!!! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH:Money Power Pleasure Fame!?!

1 John 2:15 KJV

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

Money, Power, Pleasure, And Fame Are The Big Four Idols Which Bring Every Person Pain And Shame! We Belly Up To Them, Sure That At Their Table We Will Find A Seat, Forgetting Or Disremembering That The Holy God Said Do Not Bow Down Before Them, And Do Not On Him Cheat! 

Brethren Beloved, We Are Bold Critics Against The Ancient Clans Who, To Our Absolute Horror, Sacrificed Human Flesh Before Their Constructed Idols! We Are No Different, And Should Not Turn Up Our Face Because We, Too, Sacrifice Family, Health, And Self For What Cannot Bless Us Before What Will See Us From Heaven Dispossessed! 

Money Buys Security But It Cannot Secure Heaven For You! 

Earthly Power Is A Lubricant That Cannot Move Heaven Toward You! 

Earthly Pleasure Is Fleeting: Seek Heavenly Pleasures Forevermore! 

Earthly Fame Is A Drug Whose Dosing, Of Necessity, Must Constantly Be Increased, But When Your Relevance Is No Longer In Vogue, Your Fame Is Irrelevant And You're Become Dross Aka You're No More Gold Aka Your Winning Hand Is Now Cold! 

Our Modern-Day Idols Are Frowned Upon By The Living God! 

Our New Gods Are No Gods For They're An Abomination Compliments Of Satan King Fraud Beelzebub The Dung Lord! 

All Who Worship Idols Are Like Them Says God, So Depart From Doing Evil And You Will Not Be On The Receiving End Of The Eternal Father's Chastening Rod! 

Almighty God Sees! Almighty God Hears! Almighty God Moves: He's Here ... Very Near! 

Do Not Be Deceived Saying God Will Do Neither Evil Nor Good! You Did Not Make Yourself, And You Do Not Have The Final Say! 

The Lord, He Is God, And On The Day Of His Appointing, He Will Give Unto Each Man For His Own Doings, The Prescribed Reward! 

Dear Ones, I Am Pleading: Don't Sell Gold To Buy Dirt! 

Don't Build Your House On Sinking Sand Because You Choose Almighty God's Rules To Subvert! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self: Don't Follow The Multitude! Walk Under The Standard Of Prince Immanuel And A House In Heaven Will Be By Right Your Very Own! 

Beloved, Idols Don't Comfort Your Heart, Nor Cradle Your Head, Nor Hold Your Hand When, Believing You're Dying, You Vomit Up Your Folly In The Porcelain Princess: For That You Need The Holy Son Of God, The Returning Son Of Man Who Promised Never To Leave Us Nor Forsake Us! 

Lord, Please Help Us To Not Let Pride Stop Us From Turning Back From Folly And Latching On To Your Faith Which Overcomes The World! Leave Us Without Excuse So That None May Say: "Well, You See, I Don't See It! I Don't Get It! I Didn't Understand It!" 

Lord, You Gave Us The Holy Spirit, The Comforter, To Lead Us Into All Truth, And Truth Is Taught, Understood, And Accepted By All Honest-Hearted, Faithful, Souls! 

May You Find Us Ready To Receive You In The Glad Day, Is Our Humble Heart's Earnest Plea, In Jesus' Holy Name! AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Hems Are Borders!?!

Proverbs 30:5 KJV

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 

Let's Get Real Here, People, Brethren, Friends ... Beloved! We Have Choices, And We Have Chances! We Have Freewill And The Freedom To Choose The Choice Of Our Life's Direction, Be It Deliverance, Or Destruction! 

Sorry To Interrupt Your Flow, Bro. Innocent! 

Go Ahead, Barton! 

Thank You! I'm Thinking Of The Woman With The 12-Year Issue Of Blood! She Was "Abused" By The Medical Industrial Complex, Made Broke By Their Bills, And Was Still Sick! 

She Was Out Of Options When She Heard That The New Rabbi, The Teacher, The Healer, He Who Spoke With Power, Never Saying That "They" Said But "I Am The Life!" "Come Unto Me!" 

She Was At The Border, In The Valley Of Decision, When She Said In Her Heart - This Is How I Hear It - Hems Are Borders, Too! "If I Could Just Touch The Hem Of His Garment, I Shall Be Healed!" 

She Did Not Say Maybe, Probably, Might Be, Should Be Healed! 

Think Of Israel At The Border Of The Promised Land! The Choices Were Stay Out, Go In, Or Be Kept Out! 

Keep Going, Barton! 

Okay, Bro. Innocent, I Will! 

The River Jordan Was The Border Of The Earthy Promised Land! The Hem Of Jesus' Garment Was, For The Woman, The Border Between Good Health And Continuing Humiliation! She Was Unclean, An Untouchable, In The Eyes Of The Community! 

She Looked To Her Certain Help And Made Her Life-Altering Decision! 

Her Decision, Simple, Plain, Necessary ... Right!?! 

"In Jesus The Christ I Place My Trust ... And Cast My Lot!" 

Her Outcome: Sure Healing: Sure Salvation! 

The Feint-Hearted Decision By The Israelites!?! 

Wanderers In The Desert For 40 Years! 

The Difference!?! 

Her Faith Versus Their Doubt! 

Brethren, Let Us Not Be Mouth-Giants: Let Us Live As We Speak! 

We Say That We Believe The Word So Let Us Extend Our Hands In The Faith That We Have In Jesus Christ And Stand, Walk, Crawl, Or Lying Prostrate On Your Bed, Reach For The Hem Of His Garment, The Border Of The Heavenly Promised Land, And Boldly Take Virtue, Strength, Healing, Salvation From Jesus So That He Feels It And Asks "Who Touched Me!?!" Knowing Full Well That It Was You, Me, Us! 

Please Choose Jesus For Joy, Fellowship, Food, Salvation, Freedom, Security, Help, Healing ... Favor! 

Stop Looking In And Feeling Depressed About What Currently Is, And, Instead, Hope In Almighty God By Grace Through Faith For What Our Savior Dear Said ... Shall Be! 

Beloved, Firm Up Your Resolve! Jesus Is! Salvation Is! Heaven Is! Are You!?! 

Are We What, Barton!?! 

Are You In!?! 

Crossing, Crossed Off, Believing, Bluffing, Stewing, Stumbling, Or Sallying Forth To Victory! 

We've Got Moves To Make! 

The Lady With The Issue Of Blood Understood The Assignment! See That You Do, Too! 

Make Up Your Mind, And Make Your Mark! 

For Good Or Ill, Your Decision Will Never Be A Shot In The Dark! At The Border Of The Promised Land, You Cannot Park! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: One Holy God: Two Infallible Guarantees!

John 5:28-29 KJV

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

There Are Two Things Guaranteed For The Life Of A Human By The Word Of The Eternal God, As Thus Saith Jesus Christ: The Glorification Of The Righteous, And The Damnation And Complete Consumption Of Unrighteous Aka Unrepentant Sinners! 

The Lord Also Made It Abundantly Clear That He Who Has Begun A Good Work In Us Will Finish It Unto The Day Of His Second Coming! 

The Lord Also Promised Us That Sin Will Not Arise A Second Time! 

Brethren, We Either Believe It Or ... We Don't! 

We Trust The Lord At His Word Or ... We Call Him A Liar! 

We Make His Word Our Walk Or ... We Walk Wild With The Wily One! 

We Trust And Obey Or ... Curse God And Don't Care Having Made The Decision To Live Life After The Desires Of Our Wanton, Wicked, Unregenerate Heart! 

Beloved, Dare To Ask Yourself: "Self, What Could Possibly Go Wrong Living After You!?!" 

I Pray That Your Self Is Not A Liar Even Though It Is Called Man! 

However, Dear Ones, Since We Are Committed Christians, And We Read Our Bibles And Pray Regularly, And Have A Real Relationship With Our Master, The Savior, The Light Of Life, The Judge Of All Flesh, The Word Of God That Was Made Flesh And Dwelt Among Us, And Is Ours For All Eternity, We Know For Truth, That Nothing Good, Right, Beneficial, Or Profitable Can Ever Come From Playing With Matches Around Gasoline, Or Gasoline Fumes! 

When You Know Your God, The Living God, You Will Never Be Gullible For Use By The God-Fraud! 

Almighty God's People Will Be Incorruptible, Immortalized, And Glorified Because After Their Justification, Being Made Right With God, They Were Set Apart For Holy Use Aka Sanctified, Remade By Daily Sanctification For The Rest Of Their Lives! 

They Will See Jesus Christ In Peace At His Return To Earth To Take His People Home To Be With Him ... Forever ... For They Will Have Worked Out Their Own Salvation ... With Godly Fear and Trembling! 

They Would Have Been Faithful, Teachable, Humble, True, Obedient ... And Enduring! 

Almighty God Gave Jesus His Son; Jesus The Son Gave His Life, And These Precious Souls Took A Hold Of That Unspeakable Gift Like Their Lives Depended On It! It Did, And It Does All Now, Today, This Hour, This Very Moment! 

The Lord Did Not, Does Not, Cast His Pearl Before Swine! 

Go Work With And For Jesus, And Leave Satan To Pretend That There Is A Swinish Rebirth! 

Stand Up For Jesus! Stand With Jesus! He, Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: There Is No Hope Without ...!?!

PRAYER:

There Is No Me, No Help, No Hope, No Healing, And No Heaven Without You, My Lord, And So I Yield My Will And My Way To Your Guidance! 

Thank You For Your Loving Kindness, Your Grace, Your Gifts Of Love Showered Mightily Upon Me This Day, Moment By Moment! 

Thank You For Your Love To Me Which Saw You Loving Me Unto Death And Back, And On Up To Highest Heaven, And Into The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary Where You Are Interceding For Me, And My Kind! 

Lord, I Accept Your Sacrifice For Me And, As Such, Your Gift Of New Life In You! 

I Am A Child: Lead Me Gently Safely Home! You Are My God, Holy, Living, Giving, Forgiving, True ... Faithful! 

Please Hold Me, Help Me, Heal Me, Teach Me, Feed Me, Use Me, And Lead Me Gently, Safely Home To Heaven At The Appointed Hour, Is My Heart's Earnest Plea! 

Thank You For Hearing And Answering My Prayers Of Faith, Because Without Your Constant Hearing And Answering, All Would Be Lost! 

Thank You For Not Throwing Away This Clay! 

Thank You For The Sure Promises, The Daily Provision, The Perfect Peace That Passes Human Understanding, And The Knowledge That My Impossibles Are Possible In Your Mighty Hand! 

Thank You For Helping Me Not To Lean On My Own Understanding But To Give It All To You, The God Who Was, Is, And Forever Will Be! 

I Give You Me, My Worship, And My Willing Praise! 

I Love You With All That I Am, For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name That I Humbly Pray, And With A Lively Hope Plead! AMEN!!! 

Peace!